I'd add, plastic pollution is bad and all, but the alternatives are kind of worse, from the point of view of energy and water they require to produce. Glass fo

I'd add, plastic pollution is bad and all, but the alternatives are kind of worse, from the point of view of energy and water they require to produce. Glass for example takes a huge amount of energy by comparison, if you can reuse it 100s of times then you may break even, but let's face it, where disposable plastics are used, such as microwavable food, glass won't be reusable. Recycled at best, but that still takes lots of energy. Same for reusable bags, hemp or even heavy duty plastic. Natural fibres need to be reused many times to break even on environmental impact. UK banned disposable plastic bags in favour of reusable bags... and amount of plastic dispensed out for bags increased. I'm all up for eliminating plastics but not at the price of using substantially more energy (CO2) and water.